Week's weather to run hot and cold

A woman walks along Adams Blvd. in Saginaw on Monday morning, Jan. 28, 2013. About two inches of snow, followed by rain, left roads slick and hazardous for motorists. Hundreds of schools across the area were closed. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News,Jeff Schrier ) ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT

The week has begun with snow and ice, which will be followed by highs near 60 and end with temperatures back in the teens.

The late Sunday, early Monday morning snow-sleet-freezing rain concoction left drivers chipping ice off cars and driveways and sliding on slick roads.

Snow started falling Sunday evening, with Oakland County receiving about two inches, said Rachel Kulik, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in White Lake. About 1/10th of an inch of freezing rain followed.

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The combination resulted in slushy, icy roadways in the region.

Today’s warmer temperatures have created fog, expected to last through the evening, said Kulik.

Today’s high will be 50 and the low, 42.

Tuesday promises to be a warm day with highs reaching 58 degrees, although skies will be cloudy. Rain will begin about 7 a.m., said Kulik, and continue through the day.

There is the possibility of a thunderstorm between 3 and 6 p.m.

“It could rain most of Tuesday night,” said Kulik.

The low temperature is forecast as 47.

On Wednesday, expect the precipitation to transition to snow, accumulating about a half inch during the day. Temperatures should reach 45 degrees.

Thursday is dry with a high of only 24. The overnight low is a chilly 11 degrees.

Friday’s high temperature will be only 18 degrees, with a few flurries in the air.

“The week brings a little bit of everything,” said Kulik.

Don’t plow snow into roadways

Residents and business owners were again warned that it is illegal under Michigan law to shovel or plow snow or ice onto any road or highway, or to deposit snow on a road or road shoulder in such a way that it blocks motorists’ views of traffic.

“Unfortunately, we have had problems in some areas lately when business owners and residents have plowed their driveways or parking lots by pushing the snow out into the road,” explained Highway Maintenance Director Darryl Heid with the Road Commission for Oakland County. “This creates a safety problem for motorists and creates additional work for the Road Commission, which, in some cases, has to re-plow the road. That can mean it will take us longer to get to other roads.”

Pushing snow from a driveway or parking lot onto a road or depositing snow in a way that blocks a drivers’ “safety vision” is specifically prohibited, designated as a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $100 and/or a jail sentence of up to 90 days.

Contact Carol Hopkins at 248-745-4645 or carol.hopkins@oakpress.com. Follow her on Twitter @OPCarolHopkins or on Facebook @OPcarolhopkins.